Tag: DWBIA
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Summer Smiles on the Streets
Jon, Melinda and Doug have an upbeat, positive conversation about a number of good things happening on and around Windsor’s streets.
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DWBIA-funded buskers performing on downtown street corners every Saturday night in August
Renaldo Agostino (Ward 3 city councillor) & Bilal Nasser discuss the Downtown Windsor BIA funding buskers to perform every Saturday night in August.
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Local saxophonist Ted Hogan to perform at Buskers on the Block
Local saxophonist Ted Hogan joins me on AM800 CKLW to discuss performing at the new DWBIA event, Buskers on the Block, and performs live on air.
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AM800 CKLW: Former Ward 3 councillor Rino Bortolin on Windsor’s BIA takeover
City council voted to take over all nine BIAs & refused to seat their elected members for 60 days and former ward 3 councillor Rino Bortolin discusses.
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CTV WINDSOR: Windsor applicant selected in retail pot store lottery
A retail pot shop looks to be in Windsor’s future — and it could be downtown.
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AM800: CONDOLENCES CONTINUE TO POUR IN FOR MARK BOSCARIOL
A well-known Windsor business owner has died. 51-year-old Mark Boscariol passed away suddenly on Thursday.
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WINDSOR STAR: Windsor among first communities to host retail pot stores
Windsor will be among the first to host a cannabis store once pot is legalized next summer.
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CBC Windsor: Windsor businesses brace for pot tourism boost
CBC Windsor – March 28 2017 Windsor businesses could be in a position to capitalize on the federal government’s plan to legalize marijuana by next year, according to a couple of entrepreneurs dreaming up ideas for the region. CBC News learned the government will announce the proposed pot legislation next month, aiming to make pot…
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ourWindsor: Is the Downtown Revitalization Project working?
Jonathon Liedtke – OurWindsor.Ca – August 13, 2013 In an economic climate like the type which we are currently faced with, any business celebrating an anniversary – whether fifty years or one year – is cause for celebration. This past Sunday, Vermouth on Ouellette celebrated their second anniversary under new ownership, and ourWindsor.ca took some…
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ourWindsor.ca: New adult entertainment venue quietly opens in downtown core amid downtown revitalization
A new and discreet adult entertainment parlour opened last weekend in the downtown core on Chatham Street, and while the soft launch saw more than 600 customers entering through the rear, few were notified that the business existed.
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ourWindsor.ca: University looks ahead 50 years with new Campus Master Plan
To mark the 50th anniversary of the University of Windsor, the institution is setting its sights 50 years into the future and has released a new campus master plan, which was recently approved by the Board of Governors.
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ourWindsor.ca: Miss Canada Named Winter Fest Parade Grand Marshall
After Windsor was labeled “The Earth’s Rectum” by professional comedian and satirist Stephen Colbert, some Windsorites have gotten all hot and bothered by the comparison. As such, the Downtown Windsor Business Improvement Association (DWBIA), having failed to secure Mr. Colbert as the Grand Marshall of the Winter Fest Parade, recently announced that Miss. Canada would…
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UWindsor Lance: Competition, the reason for the season
There’s debate over whether Windsor needs a second Santa Claus parade. Jon Liedtke says bring on more parades because the season is about the Three C’s of Christmas: capitalism, competition, and the Claus.